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mess-up vs fault

fault vs mess-up

mess-up and fault both are nouns.

mess-up is not a verb while fault is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mess-up Yes No No No
fault Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fault is a hypernym of mess-up; that is, fault is a word with a broader meaning than mess-up:
  • mess-up: something badly botched or muddled
  • fault: a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
Other hypernyms of mess-up include error, mistake.
mess-up (noun) fault (noun)
something badly botched or muddled a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
responsibility for a bad situation or event
(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)
(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
an imperfection in an object or machine
mess-up (verb) fault (verb)
put or pin the blame on
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